Ink-well.



PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

` J. SCHLAPP.

INK WELL.

APPLIUATION FILED ocmze. 1906.

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JOSEPH SOHLAPP, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

INKHWELL..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application tiled October 2G, 1906. Serial N0. 340,762.

T0 @ZZ whom, t nuiy/ concern.:

Be it known that I, Josnrii Sciinirr, n subject of the King of Ilniig'ery, residing` :it j Alleglieny, in tlie county olt Allegheny end Stute of Pennsylvanie, lieve invented cer`` tain new and useful Improvements in Inli- I/Vells, of wliicli tlie i'ollowiiig is :i speci'licetion, reference being lied tiiei'ein to tire iiecompenying drawings.

This invention rele-tes to certnin new ind useful improvements in inlistzinds, end tlie invention lies for its object tlie provision ol novel ineens for nutoinntielly closing en; inlstnnd when the sinne is not being used. l To tliis end I lieve devised :i spring-ictunted closure ndnpted to normally close :in ink stand or well, except when :i pen is dipped in tlie stand or well. In this manner I nim to prevent en evnporetion et ink rind i the admission of foreign metter that n tend to clog or render the ink uniit for writing or drawing purposes.

Tlie detail construction of my improved inlistzind will be presently describezil, :ind then specifically pointed out in the appended claims. i

Referring to tl'ie drawings forming part of tliis specification, like numerals ol reference designate corresponding parts tiiiougiiout tlie several views, in wiiioiiH Figure 1 is o. vertical sectionnl view of my inkstniid in n closed position. Fig. 2 is n siiniler view of tlie stand in iin open position; and Fig. 3 is a plein of tlie stand, tlie top tliereof being removed.

My improved inlstznid is constructed et e i cylindricel receptacle l, lniving e rectzingulnr bese la, n raised bottoni 2, end :i tlirended j contracted end 3. "ile bottom 2 el tile res ceptncle is provided withL :L central rnised i' boss 4, surrounded by tliree stzi` idzxrds er posts 5. Slidnbly mounted upon sziid stnndnrds is n seiil or closure 6, linving eyelets 7 to iit over sind standards. Tlie top el the closure 6 is convex, wliile tlie bottoni tlzereof is provided with n circuinlierentinllynrranged groove S to receive the upper end of n l l tnele 1.

j tlie bottom el'- coiled spring 9, mounted over the boss 4. Upon tlie tlirended end 3 of the receptacle is mounted n [longed lid 10, lieving e central de pending funnel-shaped spout 11,-tlie lower edges ol wiiicii nre beveled, es at 12, to receive the closure (j. 'llie lid l0 is formed witli n tlireiided opening M, wliereby ink or n similnr writing lluid cnn be placed in the recep- 'liie opening is normally closed by n tlirciided plug 15. Then zi pen is pressed downwardly upon tlie closure 6, said closure recedes within tlie receptacle and becomes immersed in tite writing fluid, allowing tlie pen to enter tiie lluid. As tlie pen is witlidrawn tiie closure rises :ind sezils tlie funnelsiuiped spout 11.

'IlLe construction oi my ink Staind or well prevents ink or writing iluid from spilling wlien tlie stzind or well is upset or tilted. Tliie inlistanid is preferably inode of vitreous materiel.

Wliet I clziim, :ind desire to secure by Letters Pntent, isQ

l. An ink stand or well consisting of a receptncle lim'in g n raised bottom and n tlii'eeded end, n. lid mounted upon sziid threaded end and linving e depending funnel-shaped spout, stzindnrds cnrried by seid bottoni of seid receptacle, :i closure slidnbly mounted upon seid stnndnrds, and ineens carried by snid receptacle to normally liold sziid closure ngninst said spout, substzintizilly :is described.

2. An inkstnnd consisting of e receptacle, :i lid enrried by seid receptacle :ind lmving n depending spout, stnndnrds carried within said receptacle, :t closure slidzibly mounted upon seid stzindnrds, :ind ineens carried witiim sud receptficle to normally lield sind closure in engagement with sriid spout.

In testimony whereof I nfl'lix my signature in tlie presence el' two witnesses.

JOSEPH SOHLAPP. IVitnesses:

O. KiLosTnRMANN, MAX II. SnoLoviTz. 

